Upcoming Exchange Semester - Experience or prestigious Universities?
Hi guys,
In the not so distant future I will have to decide to which universities I want to go during my two semesters abroad.
People at my University went to excellent and presitgious universities such as Harvard, HEC or Cass - others went to Barbados or Australia. Btw, it is mandatory to engage in a part-time internship in one of the countries.
So: concerning the CV, how important is it to go to potential target unis - or prestigious universities.
Thanks
p.s. Talking about the undergraduate programm (obviously)
Is the exchange university actually important? (Originally Posted: 02/14/2015)
I'm an undergraduate finance student at Bocconi university with a perfect GPA but no internships or relevant extracurricular activities. Next year I'll spend a semester on exchange in the US, and I'm considering either Wharton or the University of Southern California. I know that the former is way better academically, but I'm sure I'd have a GREAT time at USC. My question is: do employers and masters program recruiters actually care about where you spend the exchange? I've talked to a few junior and VP level Investment bankers, and they've all told me that I should simply go where I'd have more fun.
Thank you all in advance.
P.s. I want to work in investment banking.
Not in my experience, I did an exchange in the us at a large state school known more for parties and football etc than academics instead of Wharton (I was in a very similar situation to you haha) and I was fine for ib recruiting back home - Australia
Don't think so. More a conversation piece but won't have an impact.
I would say it can have an impact if you choose Wharton. However, i don't see any risk by choosing USC. Just go where you want to go!
Exchange program; which of these universities is the best? (Originally Posted: 07/26/2012)
UMass - Boston, UMass - Amherst, DePaul, Loyola, California State, San Francisco
It's for an international exchange program I'm contemplating joining. I only have these choices unfortunately. They all seem fun, so which is the best, academically speaking, for finance?
Thank you
They're all terrible
For Finance they are all bad choices, and between the two UMASS options Amherst is the flagship campus.
Go to San Francisco and a have a great time. Your exchange university isn't that important..
Does exchange school help in finding employment or internship? (Originally Posted: 10/09/2015)
I've decided that I'm going to apply to SSE including Vanderbilt. I have a question though about their exchange program. If let's say I get to study semester at Stern or other top US school like Wharton and I network during the semester, will that help me in finding internship or employment in the US? In other words, does the brand of exchange school help find a job in the host country?
PS: my country doesnt have the 2 year residency requirement
At NYU you get pretty much full on campus recruiting opportunities. So you can apply for both full time and internships. Keep in mind that the process is very structured though. Whether the employers will through your application in the trash once they see that you are just a visiting student, I can't tell you.
I wouldn't bank on finding a job that way. For recruiting later on, it helps for sure, as american employers "understand" us schools and will think positively when they see NYU/Wharton on the resume.
Thanks. does SSE have any alumni on the street? How is it viewed in the US?
Soon to be exchange student - Which school? (Originally Posted: 01/05/2013)
Hi!
I was wondering if you could help me with something. I'm wondering which school to exchange to next year. I have a couple of options but Duke, Berkeley, Cornell and UCLA seems to be the most interesting.
Not sure which is the best or if it's of any importance what i choose? Would appreciate help on this matter.
Thanks in advance!
It doesn't really matter, UCLA is beneath the other 3 though. What do you want to do/where do you want to be, that is what it will come down to.
I realize that it doesn't make much difference but i would like to attend a good school when i'm in the US. I have been in San Francisco and New York (Ithaca). Maybe North Carolina and Duke then? Not sure what i want to do when i'm not studying and i don't have the geographical knowledge to know where i want to be.
It depends what you're trying to do. Berkeley would be good if you need contacts around the West Coast, Cornell for easier NYC trips. It doesn't make a huge difference. You could also reach out to alumni from the schools later on, so Berkeley, Duke & Cornell would all have real value to you (though both Berkeley and Cornell are heavy in Engineering as well, so that could sway you if you're interested in tech or not - I don't know enough about Duke to comment).
Where are you from?
Being European myself, I would say that out of those three, Berkeley has probably the best network (Haas and other professional schools), followed by Cornell. Duke is not very well known. and I don't think it has a large network either in Europe (I have never ever met anyone there who had studied at Duke).
From what I saw with my Asian friends, I would say it is pretty similar, probably more weighted towards Cornell which seems to be particularly strong in Asia.
I'm from Sweden and i'm i want to pursue a career in finance.
My toughts were that a well known school name on my resume and an "ok" network could be some of the benefits from picking one of the better schools in our exchange program. As you say it probably doesn't make much of a difference, but i find it hard to believe that it's not of some value vs. a vacation school in Australia or Brazil. I would like to study with other ambitious students and to experience a good/great school.
Thanks for your time. I really do appreciate it.
Honestly, exchange programs are more for drinking and hanging out than for building the resume. If you're not satisfied with your school, I'd look to transfer, not do a semester abroad. You're not getting access to OCR, and it's not like the school brand really boosts the resume (tons of kids in the States study abroad at Cambridge and stuff, and everyone knows if you have the money, it's easy to go). Maybe you could intern or something, but that's something you'll get on your own, not through your school. And if that's what you're going for, why study abroad in the first place?
With all this in mind, I'd suggest Duke or UCLA, since they're sunny and the girls are great. Cornell is in a shithole of a location, and Berkeley has a hideous student body and difficult classes.
Again, if you think your school is holding back your career, you have the right idea in looking for other options. But TRANSFER. Studying abroad isn't going to transform your career prospects.
Gonna preface what I said above by adding that you might be able to find a specific program that lines you up with an internship while you're there. Girlfriend did that and loved it.
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